Influence of incubation temperature on morphology, locomotor performance, and early growth of hatchling wall lizards (Podarcis muralis)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 422-433

  Braña, Florentino ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; PODARCIS MURALIS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034161503     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(20000301)286:4<422::AID-JEZ10>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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